Flying Fish Imperial Espresso Porter

Brewed by Flying Fish Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
Cherry Hill, New Jersey USA

bottle by way of bgburdman9... pours a very dark reddish brown with a half inch of tan head. distinct aroma of chocolate malt powder along with dark roast, black raisins, molasses and faint coffee. smells very baltic? tastes a lot like it smells... light amounts of vanilla, roast, prunes/black raisins and molasses. dry lightly bitter finish with lingering coffee in the aftertaste. (only) a medium body but quite a smooth mouth feel. imperial in abv% only but still quite tasty. sadly the coffee is not as impressive as i was hoping for but it is still a solid brew...

Bottle in trade with Funknmilla. Pours a deep murky brown with no head. This is one of the few imperfections. If it would have looked nicer in the glass....... Nose is of sweet toffee, caramel and very ripe apricots. Not unpleasant at all. Full creamy body of chocolate malts with touches of black patent and even less coffee. CONGRADULATIONS!!! Just how I envison the use of coffee in brewing (see prior rants on coffee). My cat seems to enjoy this one to, as he keeps sniffing at the glass and sticking his paw in it and greedily likcking it clean.(3X) Body is surprisingly short for such a tasty package. A thin tone of hop tang for finish and aftertaste puts a smile on ones face. Thanks again Ms. Funk!

Pours dark brown, almost opaque, with a one inch head of tan froth. Retention lasts several minutes, and the head subsides to a partial skim coat with some errant lacework. Aromatics lead off with chocolate, vanilla, espresso, and dark caramel. Some nougat and sweetish malt pulls through. On the thicker side of medium bodied and slightly creamy. Lightish carbonation and a bit chewy. The pallet starts with caramel-laced cocoa, mild espresso notes, and more vanilla. Alcohol starts to warm and some sweet toffee arises. Finishes with lingering caramel, vanilla, and chocolate. Slightly nutty. Pretty tasty, but somewhat underwhelming. I was expecting more of everything in this one. The espresso character is especially low as well as the "Imperial" profile. It’s also a bit thin.

Deep brown in colour, thin beige coloured head, light lacing. The aroma was sweet, lots of dark chocolate, roasted malts, light coffee. The flavour is sweet, some roasted coffee, good amount of chocolate, creamy. Creamy and lightly roasty mouthfeel, medium/light body, medium carbonation. Finishes with a lingering sweetness.

This didn’t have the espresso that I was hoping for, quite simple. That being said, it was still enjoyable.

355ml bottle obtained in a trade with kkearn, thanks Keith.
Opened on February 2, 2008.
No date.

bottle, thanks funknmilla! Dark brown almost black with a tan head. Smell was really nice. Malty, toasty, roasty and coffee with a touch of chocolate. Flavor was more like a rich scotch ale to me. sweet wtih tones of coffee and chocolate. Good beer!

Bottle: No pour on this one...no glass available dammit. I’m going to assume this is a dark brown/black brew and since I don’t really give two shits about appearance anyway we’ll just move on. Wicked espresso and chocolate aroma coming out of the bottle, some vanilla notes noted as well. Very smooth drinking on this, silky and medium-thick on the palate. Flavors consist of roasted malts, espresso bean, chocolate and vanilla bean. Outstanding given the conditions.

Pours a dark, dark brown with a one-finger off-white head which dissipated to thin ring quickly leaving a little lacing. Smell was standard porter, dominated by sweet roasted malts and dark fruits with a hint of coffee and chocolate. The taste kicked it up a notch bringing more of the coffee and chocolate to the table with the sweet malts. There is a slight bitterness that lingers in the aftertaste. The mouthfeel is medium and creamy. This one is extremely drinkable for a porter of this ABV and a good porter though I didn’t get a lot of espresso in the smell or taste.

bottle thanks to reale420. Pours a dark brown cola-like with a thin tan head which dissipated quickly. Nose was of espresso, all right. Taste was of roasted malt and espresso. Mouthfeel was medium with a slight bitter finish and slight hint of alcohol as it warmed. Not bad!